Hadrian's Wall

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Why Go To Hadrian's Wall?

When would a wall be a good adventure location? When it's a very long and old one, stretching from coast to coast through beautiful scenery, that's when. Just some of the things you can do along Hadrian's Wall that you can't do anywhere else...

Admire the largest Roman artefact anywhere in the world

Walk or cycle from one side of England to the other, from the Solway Firth to Tyneside

Visit Britain's most photographed tree

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Get some history with your adventure. Begun in 122 AD, Vallum Hadriani is the largest Roman artefact anywhere in the world. It stretches 74 miles from the Solway Firth in the west to the banks of the Tyne in the east. Can be walked, cycled or just marvelled at - there's a national trail and NCN cycle route. It is not known if anyone has walked the whole thing in a toga before celebrating with a wild night out on the Toon, but wouldn’t that be a fine thing?

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Britain's Best Outdoorsy Bits... Mapped!

Liking what you see, but fancy keeping it old school with an actual paper map? Our Joyously Busy Great British Adventure Map features all of Britain's best outdoorsy bits (including the Top 50), plus some enjoyably random and vaguely useful stuff too. Available either as a 2-sided fold-out map or a framed wall map (office furniture and fake plants not included).